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Alfred Nobel Patent Applications Found in Swedish Summer Cottage

By pure chance, two of Alfred Nobel's patent applications have been found. They were discovered during the clearance of a summer cottage in Ronneby, writes Sydsvenskan.

Alfred Nobel Patent Applications Found in Swedish Summer Cottage

Proposal to Rename Arlanda Airport to Alfred Nobel Airport Gains Support

Arlanda should change its name to Alfred Nobel Airport. This is the opinion of Member of Parliament Kristina Axén Olin (The Moderate Party) who submitted a motion for the name change at the end of last year.

Proposal to Rename Arlanda Airport to Alfred Nobel Airport Gains Support

This year's winners have received their medals

Now this year's Nobel laureates have received their medals and been hailed with song and speech. But the prize ceremony is held against a backdrop of a world in turmoil.

This year's winners have received their medals

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

A trio is awarded this year's economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel. Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A Robinson have asked themselves why some countries are poor and others rich.

Trio shares economy prize: "A real shock"

Hot Names as the Medicine Prize Kicks Off Nobel Week

Vaccine and mapping of genetic material from extinct ancestors have been rewarded before. Today, it's time to reveal who will receive the prize of prizes this year in physiology or medicine.

Hot Names as the Medicine Prize Kicks Off Nobel Week

Time for the prize that turns lab rats into stars

Now the world's top researchers will be awarded. Lab coats and dry reports are exchanged for celebrity status, millions and luxury – at least for a while.

Time for the prize that turns lab rats into stars

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Alfred Nobel (born 1833 in Stockholm, died 1896 in San Remo, Italy) is Sweden's most famous inventor and industrial leader. His most important invention was dynamite, which he patented in 1867.

Nobel Prize Facts Package 2024

Dispute over climate billions expected in oil state

It's all about the money when the world's countries meet in an authoritarian petrostate to take steps forward in the fight against climate change. Maybe voluntary promises about everything from tourism to world peace can ease the tough negotiations?.

Dispute over climate billions expected in oil state

Star Economist: Sweden Can Become AI Pioneer Nation

The international star economist Daron Acemoglu sees a great danger that AI development will lead to people losing their jobs, and that the rich companies will become richer. But there is another possibility – which builds on the Swedish model.

Star Economist: Sweden Can Become AI Pioneer Nation